Your letters

According to the apocryphal but ultimately wise quote often attributed to Gandhi, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Accordingly, there must be something deeply wrong with a society that uses pig fat as an ingredient in pig food (This Little Piggy…, 27 March).Fionn Ó Marcaigh Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland

I bet the pig article sent thousands of vegetarians and vegans into meltdown. How many products were sent to the bin from homes in Brighton & Hove, Islington, Hebden Bridge, etc?Andrew Devon Hove

Regarding the endless complaints that Weekend's fashion is too pricey (Letters, passim), well, haute couture is expensive. The top stuff gets shot, then we buy the trickle-down via the high street. To campaign for cheaper clobber in these pages is like arguing that we shouldn't hang original art in galleries because we can afford only reproductions. Duh.Victoria Hogg London SW2

I would like Lucy Mangan to stop associating her family's defective genes with our mostly non-defectively inhabited city (27 March). I can also proudly confirm that nobody here has said, "By 'eck" since about 1861. Shame on you, Lucy, for misrepresenting us time and time again. You won't be welcome back to Avenham Park for the big roll-off this Easter, and nor will your egg.Kate McNaboe Preston, Lancashire

Thank you so much, Lucy, for your Saturday article. It was a joy. The only other writer to give me the same pleasure was the late Peter Tinniswood with his tales of Carter and Uncle Mort. Bless you, you have made an old man very happy.Gren Gaskell Malvern, Worcestershire

Matthew Fort says he'd "save a human first and a rainforest second'' (Ask The Experts, 27 March). Could he possibly explain how the first could exist without the second?Ellen Jamieson London E2

Matthew Norman doesn't know the half of it (Restaurant, 27 March). Had he been unfortunate enough to be in Bibis Italianissimo when one of the dire tribute bands was playing, not only would he have been "encouraged" to pay extra for the dubious pleasure, his meal would have been ruined since live music in Bibis is so loud it would have Lemmy from Motörhead begging them to turn it down.David Williams Pudsey, West Yorkshire

As somebody who has lived in Pudsey since 1997, I can assure Laura Sheard (Blind date, 27 March) that Pudsey is pronounced as in the charity bear and not Put'sey. As for a night out in Leeds, well, from my own observations that would be a treat: random violence, sexual assault, drunkenness and collapsing into your own vomit.Evan McGilvray Pudsey, West Yorkshire

You can stop crisps sliding around plates at dinner parties by serving them in their bags (Letters, 27 March). Bourgeois denial with every bite.Neil Badmington Penarth, South Glamorgan

I liked the winning picture of the fish stall (Your Pictures, 27 March). However, it is a picture of a Thai woman with a Thai apron and a Thai poster in the background. There are very few Thai people in Vietnam. Perhaps the winner got her locations confused.David Blackwell London N16

If you got rid of Your Pictures, there'd be more room for our lett...Robin Denning Edgbaston, Birmingham

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